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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2019 3:37:40 GMT
Book 1 Chapter 8
The next day Kangxi went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing Gong) for a meeting with his ministers. He saw Wei Dongting among the imperial bodyguards, but he couldn't spot Wo He and the three others.
The 3 regents- Suksaha, Oboi and Ebilung attended the meeting. Sonin, the senior regent was ill, he didn't attend the meeting. Instead, his son Songotu attended the meeting. Songotu got a special assignment from the Grand Empress Dowager to explain things to Kangxi when memorial edicts were read - because there were a lot of cases Kangxi still didn't understand or aware of, and also because at that time, the real power was on the hand of the 4 regents.
When Songotu explained things to Kangxi, Oboi who was impatient rudely asked Songotu to stop explaining. Oboi asked Songotu why he had to explain to many things to the emperor. He said Songotu shouldn't explain too much as if the emperor knew nothing.
Kangxi actually was thinking hard on how to open up a topic to inquire about Wo He and the three other bodyguards. Therefore after all were reported to him, he didn't dismiss the audience. Oboi then said to Kangxi that since no other important thing to discuss, he wanted to leave the audience.
Kangxi then asked Oboi to stay. He asked about Wo He and the three others. Since the question was addressed to the audience, and not only to Oboi, then Ebilun (who was in charge at this matter) answered the question. Ebilun said that Wo He and the other three bodyguards rode a horse inside the Forbidden City, and even dare to shoot a deer in the imperial garden. He said that Wo He and the others had been taken to Jingshifang (I don't know how to translate it. It is likely a department who took care of imperial household), and their case had not been decided.
Oboi displeased to hear Ebilun's answer. He said that the emperor was still a child, and this kind of case should be decided base on the previous emperor's regulation and regents.
Kangxi asked if he didn't even have the right to ask. Oboi trickily said that since this case was related to emperor's personal bodyguard, then they could make an exception and allowed Kangxi to ask (he tried to imply that actually for other cases Kangxi didn't necessarily have to know everything, and didn't need to ask too much). Oboi then told Kangxi that Wo He, and the other three men, had break the regulation by riding horses inside the Forbidden City, and they should be sentenced to death. Including, Wo He's father who broke into Jingshifang to ask for forgiveness for his son, should be executed.
Kangxi was shocked. He said that Wo He and the 3 others, were the Late Emperor Shunzhi's personal bodyguard, and Wo He's father was also an official. Such a minor offense didn't deserve a death sentence. But Oboi said it was too late, all of them were executed already.
Kangxi tried to control his anger. Sukshaha said that the decision was made by Oboi alone, and he didn't know anything.
The Grand Empress Dowager unexpectedly came into the audience. Grand Empress Dowager sternly told the regents, that she still had the power to kill the regents if she wanted to. Everyone knew that the Grand Empress Dowager was a strong woman, but she didn't have Dorgon or anyone who backed her now, therefore although Oboi dare not to be impolite in front of her, he didn't really afraid of her.
Grand Empress Dowager then took Kangxi with her to leave the audience meeting.
When Kangxi was about to return to his palace, he passed by a minor palace and saw Wu Liangfu (the head eunuch) and his men taking some partition, vases, etx that belong to the palace. He then deliberately stopped at the palace. Wu Liangfu didn't prostrate and kneel on the ground when he saw Kangxi. Instead he just kneeled in one leg and he even dared to stare at Kangxi's face. Kangxi knew it was this same Wu Liangfu who yesterday brought some men to arrest Wo He.
Kangxi then said that he wanted to relax on that palace. He sat on the palace courtyard, then asked Wu Liangfu where he's going to take those partitions, and vases, etc. Wu Liangfu said that it was Oboi's order, and that stuffs would be sent to Oboi's house. Kangxi then used this chance to accuse Wu Liangfu stealing items from the imperial palace.
Wu Liangfu who had Oboi backed him - and was Oboi's stepson, challenged Kangxi and said that he just received an order from Oboi. Sumalagu said that because Wu Liangfu just received an order from Oboi, he should be spared. But his rude actions and how he stared at Kangxi's face couldn't be tolerated.
Kangxi then asked Jingshifang's manager to come. Jingshifang's manager didn't dare to punish Wu Liangfu severely because he was afraid of Oboi, he said that Wu Liangfu deserved to be caned, but he didn't tell how many canes he should get. He tried to push the responsibility to Kangxi.
On the other hand, Kangxi knew that Jingshifang's manager was tricky. He didn't want to say how many canes Wu Liangfu should get. He said that he only wanted Wu Liangfu to be caned. Wu Liangfu yelled and calling out Oboi's name. That made Kangxi even more furious. He asked them to cane Wu Liangfu more. Knowing that Kangxi didn't want to spare Wu Liangfu, Jingshifang manager then secretly knocked Wu Liangfu's head to make him die in a faster way (they caned him in another room, not in front of Kangxi and Sumalagu).
Oboi then asked for an audience to meet Kangxi, but Kangxi refused to see him.
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2019 4:29:11 GMT
第一卷 夺宫 九、伍次友放胆论圈地 索中堂悄然赴阴曹
顺治驾崩的秘密没人再提了。康熙即位之初宫廷里发生的那些大大小小的事情,也很快就被人们逐渐淡忘了。负责内廷起居的官员仍照着老规矩,一本正经地做着表面文章:“顺治十八年春正月壬子,……上崩于养心殿”;”倭赫等擅骑御马,被诛于市”;”上诛太监吴良辅于月华门……”当时只有极少数细心人才把它记在心里,思考其中的奥秘。其实,索尼的病就是当时朝政的晴雨表。他的病稍重一点,内廷就会出点事情。眼下,索尼的病越来越重,宫廷的形势也就越来越紧张。
鳌拜眼瞧着自己的权势越来越大,近来又收服了遏必隆,他把苏克萨哈根本不放在眼里。他借口二十年前的圈地中,多尔衮偏向了正白旗,而他们吃了大亏,欲趁着康熙年幼、索尼病重之机,将正白旗强换去的好地重新换回来,就势又扩大自己的庄园。这一圈一换更是使得人心惶惶,不得安宁。转眼已到康熙六年,康熙亲政已一年有余,因开科取士,又闹出一些意想不到的波澜来。
这一天会试已毕,伍次友出了考场号房走上大街,真有大病初愈之感。强烈的阳光照着一个个面色苍白的举子,好象整个街道都在摇摇晃晃,晃得人头昏眼花。街上的人以猜测的目光,看着这群从考场上走出来的”天子门生”,打量着他们其中哪位会成为清朝的擎天柱。他们盼望着国泰民安。
伍次友跌跌撞撞回到悦朋店。已是未牌时分。何桂柱带着伙计们在店门口迎接,见了他,忙上前打拱说道:“恭喜二爷,这一回可是要独占鳌头了───怎么也不坐轿,就这么走着回来了?”一边说一边叫伙计们打热水来,让他洗脸洗脚。
伍次友勉强笑着,便依傍着柜台坐下,说道:“多谢吉言,闷了几天,我想透透风,溜溜腿,就走着回来了。”正说着,明珠笑吟吟地从后头出来,忙上前也见了礼。
伍次友笑道:“你好快的腿脚───文章做得可得意?”明珠皱了一下眉头,说道:“我的文笔本就平常,胡乱写了篇策论,缴上去塞责罢了。”伍次友笑着说:“连着两次,咱们兄弟都没得彩头。我这次倒是破罐儿破摔,给他来了一篇《论圈地乱国》。”
众人听他如此说,不禁呆了。何桂柱忙道:“好我的二爷,您怎么尽捅马蜂窝。那主考济世就是鳌拜的亲信!您取功名,管他什么圈地不圈地!”明珠跺脚道:“大哥过于耿介,这要吃亏的!”
伍次友却是漫不经心,一边用温毛巾擦脸,一边说道:“国家取贤才,便应允许直言不讳。怕什么,我又没诋毁朝廷!”
何桂柱听了心中暗暗叫苦,摇头道:“朝廷?现在鳌中堂就是朝廷!不过苏克萨哈中堂是正主考。这样的策论卷帘官也未必敢拿给鳌中堂看呢!”伍次友两脚泡在盆子里,冷笑道:“我倒想要他读读,这样的乱圈乱换民田,逼得百姓上山为盗,入城做贼,算不算祸国殃民!”
话越说越拧,伍次友脸色又阴沉下来。说实在的,出场后他自己也颇有点忐忑不安。他原来打腹稿是写”井田”,想含沙射影地议一下圈地,谁知一破题引了一句《吕氏春秋》中的”上胡不法先王之法”,写着写着就转到圈地这一极重要的国策上来,一发而不可收拾。”井田不可复”,这个拟定的题目,在最后往上写时,怎么看都是个文不对题。心一横,便索性写成《论圈地乱国》。当下心里挺得意,至于后果倒也没多想。现在听众人一说,还真有点乱了方寸。
发了一阵呆,回过神来,伍次友笑笑说:“此乃时也,运也,命也,数也。该怎么就怎么,随它吧!”
五六天没有消息,明珠心里很不踏实,一夜没睡,第二天起了个早,洗了脸,敲开东市一家香火店的门,买了一包信香回来。燃着了,取下室内悬着的一面铜镜,跪在地下祷告一番,口中念念有词。祷祝后悄悄带了镜子又开门出来。这叫”镜卜”。再接下来的程序是,揣着镜子出门,将见到的人的第一段话,取回来分析。这就是”镜神”对你的启示了。
天刚刚放明,街上的人稀稀落落,并没人闲谈。他拐了一个弯,却见一个人正与卖韭菜的争价:“讲好三文一斤,怎么又不行了?你这韭菜隔了夜,不很新鲜!”
“啧啧!您瞧这茬口,您瞧这露水!有一根不是昨儿割的,您踢了我这摊子!”
“没吃过猪肉,还没见过猪走?五文?您凉快凉快吧!”
买者说罢扬长而去。那卖韭菜的把担子挑起来,一边说:“您放心,这菜呀,喂不了兔子!卖不了自个吃,我就不信!奶奶的。”
听了这几句话,明珠如堕五里雾中,一路思量着往回走:“韭菜是割了的……但茬口又是昨儿的……你凉快凉快……卖不了自个吃───乱死了,这都是些什么玩艺儿呢?句句都像是不吉祥,但似乎又都没什么。我就不信这里边就没有点什么想头,但也未必……”
明珠想得头都大了,却还是不得要领。
回到店中,却见魏东亭、何桂柱也在伍次友处。三人正说得高兴,见明珠进来,连忙起身让座。魏东亭笑道:“大清早儿就出去了,什么事这么急?”
明珠笑着将”镜听”来的话告诉众人。何桂柱先”扑哧”一声笑了:“镜听是老娘儿们的玩艺儿,哪有大男子汉揣着个镜子贼似地去偷听别人说话的?我知道您的心事,一是想问一问功名,二是想卜一下吉凶,我看你不如扶乩。”
店里现存的香表烧纸,伙计们抬了沙盘,请了銮驾,一个大丁字尺似的架棍下悬着一支木笔。明珠煞有介事地焚香祷告了,说道:“我先替大哥求!”
魏东亭和何桂柱一头一个扶了架,只见那支木笔飞似地动起来,连着在沙盘上划了几个圆圈,又横着拉了一道。这一图画却正触了伍次友的心事,由不得留起神来看,只见那笔停了停,批出字来,却是一首《忆秦娥》
关山月,直道难行阙如铁。阙如铁,步步行来,步步蹉跌。玉楼诏饮梦何杰,拱手古道难相别。难相别,儿女情长,皎性自洁!
伍次友看了呵呵笑道:“这乩仙倒也真是知音,不管它是吉是凶,真合了我的兴味!”接着又看明珠的,却只是一个”捉”字,再也请不出字来。明珠急得跪下说道:“还请大仙多赐几字,这一个字实难解析。”说完便用手抹平了沙盘,眼巴巴望着那乩。那架子只略动了一动,看时,依旧是一个”捉”字,竟不动了。明珠还欲再求,何桂柱劝道:“不必再问,必是这一个字,你便终生受用不尽。”
于是众人围住了伍次友,请他来解破。伍次友笑道:“我素来不信这些骗人之术。生死有命,富贵在天,岂能委之于鬼神?”他沉吟了一下又说:“不过也不妨当作儿戏。我的这首《忆秦娥》,下半阕的不讲,上半阕'步步行来,步步蹉跌'便定了基调,既然'阙如铁',当然是推不开的了。后半阕漫撒五湖,倒似乎并无大害,不过没有功名而已。───至于'捉'字,可拆为'手足并用'或'手舞足蹈'之意,预兆有吉庆的事。”明珠笑着说:“手足并用是玩武的,难道我靠打架吃饭?”
魏东亭从旁插言道:“也难讲───伍先生,兄弟倒觉得'玉楼诏饮''皎性自洁'这些个调儿很有意思呢。”
伍次友笑道:“'玉楼诏饮'套了长吉临终'玉楼赴召'之典,最不吉利的了,有什么好;'皎性自洁'不过说'怀中似月',或'袖里清风',倒正合儒生身份。”一席话说得大家哄然而笑。
魏东亭笑了笑,又说:“伍先生,看来你是无意于功名的了?”伍次友笑道:“超脱而已。若说无意功名,我来这繁华京师连败连考做什么?功名之于君子只可直中取,不可曲中求耳!”
魏东亭拱拱手又道:“先生雅量高致,令人敬佩。不过先生秉笔直陈时政,难道不怕得罪当朝权贵吗?”
伍次友冷笑道:“功名,草芥耳!再大不了像明珠兄弟'镜听'来的,叫他们'割了韭菜去!”
众人听这话头说得很重,虽然诙谐,却不敢插科打诨随便嬉笑,不禁有些凛然。魏东亭却不动声色,问道:“先生下一步作何打算?”
伍次友正待回答,忽听大门外报喜锣一片声响,几个街混子手里拿着喜贴闯了进来嚷道:“哪一位是明珠老爷?恭喜高中了!”
明珠听得这一声报,急忙起身,忽然觉得心慌腿软,眼一花又跌坐在椅子上。伍次友高兴得立起身来招呼:“拿酒来,给明珠兄弟贺喜!”
魏东亭走上前,用手扳着明珠的肩头说道:“表台,可喜可贺呀!”这何桂柱心里暗叫一声:“惭愧,不是二爷有眼力,差点在这店门口糟蹋了贵了!”三步并两步上前来叩头,口里说道:“明珠老爷,小的给你叫喜了!”
明珠这下子才从如醉如痴中清醒过来,忙挽起何桂柱说道:“喜,大家都喜!你与我有恩,不可行此大礼。”
报子们早在一旁嚷道:“请老爷赏酒钱!”魏东亭从身上摸出一锭约五六两银子说:“换成钱大家乐去吧!”那打头的摘下毡帽接了赏银,带着混儿们欢天喜地地去了。
伙计们早已将菜蔬摆布停当,大家安席就座。仍是伍次友坐了上面,魏东亭、明珠打横儿坐下,何桂柱在下头把盏。酒过三巡,伍次友脸上容光焕发,说道:“次友原就打算今日备一桌酒席约请朋友的,想这几日就和大家辞行,与明珠兄弟一同南归。现在明珠弟既已中了,倒要盘桓几日,大家高兴高兴再去。”明珠笑道:“小弟能有今日侥幸,全托着大哥的福分!大哥道德文章,名满天下,何妨再等一科,那是必中无疑的!”伍次友笑而不答,却见旁座的魏东亭低头抿嘴而笑,遂问道:“魏贤弟,你笑什么?”
魏东亭连忙说:“我以为表弟说得甚是。伍先生就再等一科又有何妨?”伍次友道:“明珠弟乃是否极泰来,我原料他今科是必中的,等了这几日不见消息,以为也罢了,不想还是料准了,倒去了我一件心事。说到文章道德,愚兄十分惭愧,岂不知因文丧命的也是有的,我也不去想它了。”
魏东亭笑道:“先生说的,无非仍是'步步行来,步步蹉跌',这些个鬼话是没准的。”众人见魏东亭说到方才的《忆秦娥》,不禁有些神色肃然。何桂柱一这执壶斟酒,一边瞧明珠,见他已是满面春色;而伍次友虽神色泰然,眉宇之中不免黯然,心想:“这神佛的事地再也不会错的,果然一个'手舞足蹈',一个'步步蹉跌'!”却听魏东亭又道:“先生在此等候,愚以为必会有些机遇的。”明珠也忙说:“大哥,你就再等一科罢!”
伍次友缓缓举酒,一饮而尽,笑道:“好,大哥听你们的!”
第二天当值,魏东亭来见康熙,一进殿便笑嘻嘻地说:“万岁爷,伍先生的卷子我弄来了!”说着从袖中取出一份卷筒儿双手呈上。康熙急拆封,展开看了。卷首浓墨重濡、黑大光圆五个字”论圈地乱国”赫然入目,不由双眉一挑,说道:“好字!”
“说来也险”,魏东亭忙道:“苏中堂瞒了副主考,一房一房下去私查,连房官都屏退了才从里头抽了出来……”
康熙一边听他絮叨,一边展卷细读。他看得入神,在取杯饮茶时,竟将手插入茶缸里,烫得手一缩,遂笑道:“这也不枉了名士手笔。───来,来,你念念这段给朕听!”魏东亭忙小心翼翼接了,躬着身子轻声读道:
夫田地乃养生之本,布帛菽粟,膏腴纨绢皆从土出。黔首小民赖以为食,宗庙社稷赖以富强。而圈地换田之令所到之处,沃野化为麋鹿之乡,阡陌顿生荒榛寒荆。人民流离,百业凋敝,悍而不化者为匪为盗,循法良善者冻饿沟渠。朝廷难征库府之粮,纲纪不张;三军不堪饥馑之苦,何以用命?内忧外患何民平息?民心浮动,国本难固,人怨而神怒,国将不国矣!
念至此处,魏东亭缓了一口气,见康熙脸涨得通红,背着手来回踱步,以为他生了气,便住了口。却听康熙厉声道:“这么好的文章,他敢写,你倒不敢读?念!”
魏东亭只好提高嗓音,又朗声诵道:
……方今天子圣明在上,自康熙元年至兹,数颁停禁圈换民田之旨.而卒不能止者,盖以朝有乱国贼臣,野有悍顽痞奴,表里为奸,狼狈相结。……城狐社鼠霸民产业,吮民膏血。自王莽凤年以来,千又五百余载,未尝有此乖戾之政焉!
魏东亭读完,不由悄悄拭了一把头上渗出的汗珠。
康熙听他读完,取回策卷,自己又细阅一遍,喃喃说道:“句句金石之言!有人说要给朕物色师傅,这不就是最好的师傅?何劳他来费神!”
魏东亭不知他说这些是什么意思,只好答应着:“是。就是熊老夫子也不敢如此直言。”
“你说得对,“康熙一边将策卷递回,一边说道:“朕就要这样的师傅,你要设法留住他。”
魏东亭忙答道:“扎!圣上放心,奴才刚从悦朋店来,他走不了。”
“那好。”康熙笑道,“先将这策卷拿去让苏克萨哈看看,就收在他处。如若泄露出去,伍先生还能有性命?”
君臣二人正说得投机,忽见小太监张万强捧着一卷奏章来跪下奏道:“索尼老大人病重了。”
康熙脸上霎时变了颜色,立起身来问道:“怎么样?”
“只怕不好呢!”
“你去看看,果真不好,赶紧来告诉我。”
魏东亭从旁插了一句道:“万岁爷既这么着急,何妨御驾亲临呢?”康熙一听也对,便叫人备轿。跪在地下的张万强忽地抬起头来说道:“主子去不得!”
“怎么呢?”
“主子一去,索尼老大人就只好出缺了!”
一语提醒了康熙。臣子病重,主子御驾探病,那是殊荣,不死出得死!这在”祖宗家法”里讲得明明白白。康熙从小听这类事多了,当然懂得。想了想无可奈何,他只好复又坐下。他想:这索尼年纪虽老,只要有他在,鳌拜便张狂不起来。康熙一向把这位元勋重臣依为靠山,要真的还能痊愈,自己去了,岂不反而害了他?想到此,康熙丧气地摆摆手。张万强起身去了。
时钟敲到十一点,正交午初,辅政大臣苏克萨哈递牌子求见。康熙正一腔心事,无处发泄,遂起身对魏东亭说道:“你随朕来,到养心殿见他。”魏东亭忙道:“奴才现在只是六品侍卫,不能单独随驾接见大臣。”康熙一笑道:“这也算事!叫他到上书房来,朕就在这儿见他,你就不必回避了───这不早不晚地来,有什么事儿呢?”
苏克萨哈面色苍白,步履踉跄地进了上书房。伏地叩头奏道:“万岁!臣请诛鳌拜以谢天下!”一句话说得在场人容颜大变。
康熙心中出惊异万分,尽量控制着激动的心情问道:“鳌拜为朝廷重臣,他犯了什么罪?你们辅政大臣们就此会议过吗?”
苏克萨哈并不害怕,从袖子里摸出一张纸来看了看。抬头从容说道:“圈地令原是先朝陋规,太祖去世时即欲蠲除。今入关定鼎,抚有华夏,更应休养生息,扶植桑农,富国强民。”
康熙不待他说完,紧逼一句问道:“去年,朕未亲政时,你们辅政大臣不是已经议定禁止圈地了吗?”
苏克萨哈叩头道:“万岁圣明,正是如此!康熙元年曾下诏停止圈地,三年复又重申。但鳌拜的正黄旗至今仍在圈地,连热河的皇庄也有一部分土地都被他圈了去。熊赐履上本参奏的条陈,奴才敢保句句是实!这样的'辅政大臣',应该严惩不贷!”
言犹未毕,只听”砰”地一声,康熙怒不可遏地以手击案,霍地站起身来。正欲发作,忽然想起苏麻喇姑说的”万事毋急”,又缓缓坐下来问道:“你说这话有没有证据?”
苏克萨哈急忙叩头道:“万岁不妨委派一心腹亲臣在京内巡视,看有多少失地失业逃难来京的饥民!臣府中曾收留一卖艺老人,即因失地来京,其女儿又被穆里玛抢去送与鳌拜为奴。他自己也被打成重伤,若不是他身怀绝技,怕也遭了毒手!”
侍立在一旁的魏东亭听到这里,心中怦然而动,啊,苏克萨哈说的不是鉴梅父女俩吗?我找了他们数年,音信全无,现在终于了解到点信息了。但此时苏克萨哈正在向皇上奏事,自己无论怎样着急,是一句话也不能插的。他挺了挺身子,留神听下去。
康熙”哼”了一声,没有说话,偌大的上书房静得掉一根针都能听得到。康熙站起身来背着手踱了几步,对着苏克萨哈问道:“大概你的地也被圈了去罢?”
苏克萨哈一怔,随即答道:“比起天下黎民百姓所遭受的苦难,奴才那一点地算得了什么!”
这是一句很得体的话,康熙听了不禁点了点头。可又想了想,这苏克萨哈本章却是万万不能批准的,因为准了本章,就要除掉鳌拜,但这个老贼手握重兵,除利他可不是轻而易举的事,看来只有先压一压苏克萨哈了。遂冷冷笑道:“你所奏的事情,朕自当细细体察。你与鳌拜同为辅政重臣,共受先帝托孤的恩宠,该同心同德才对。你先退下去吧。”
苏克萨哈一去,康熙屏退了左右,单单留下魏东亭问道:“你看苏克萨哈呈奏得如何?”魏东亭忙躬身回道:“奴才不敢妄言,但京城内外皆是饥民,确是实情。”康熙听了点头道:“朕何尝不知,朕罚熊赐履半年俸禄也是出自不得已,只是,唉───”他长叹一声,不言语了。
半晌,康熙又说:“苏克萨哈的忠心,朕是知道的。但他现在还没有这么大的权力,有许多事他还办不成!”
魏东亭见康熙吐了实言,笑道:“万岁多赐他权力,他不就可以办了吗?”康熙苦笑道:“朕这个'万岁'也是徒有虚名,旨令难行。”魏东亭毅然说道:“莫不是朝中也出了个活曹操?”
听了这话,康熙眼睛里闪出了兴奋的目光,瞟了一眼窗外,又打量了一下魏东亭,斥责道:“胡说!哪里有什么曹操!你一个包衣奴才,怎么敢说这样的话!”言词虽然十分严厉,却并不动怒,魏东亭连声答道:“奴才不敢!奴才不敢!”
魏东亭这话却正合康熙的心意,从六岁起,他就读《帝王心鉴》,晓得帝王的尊严,不仅要靠天意神意,靠仁义礼智信,还要靠让臣子永远摸不透他的庙谟之深,躬虑之远,越是猜不透的东西便越神秘,越神秘的东西便越是尊贵,这可以说是千古不移的章法。他很满意今天自己处置苏克萨哈和魏东亭的办法。他心想:回宫去说给苏麻喇姑听,准能得到她的褒扬。她准会说:“万岁爷圣明!”
正在胡思乱想,康熙忽然见张万强垂手站在那里,忙问道:“你去瞧得怎么样?”
张万强见皇帝发问,忙回道:“主子,索尼老中堂病得不轻呢!太医说最多挨不过一个对时了。精神看去还不错,他自个说这叫回光返照,说是临死前要觐见主子一面……”说着他的眼圈也红了。
康熙看了魏东亭一眼说道:“备轿,朕要去索府探病,换微服。”
索尼府邸坐落在丰宜园玉皇庙街,这里原来是前胆唐王朱经在京的藩署,是一个极清静的去处。世祖定鼎,分赏给有功之臣,就把这座院落赐给了索尼。康熙乘一顶四人抬,魏东亭骑马随行,足用了小半个时辰才来到索尼府前。魏东亭先下马扶着康熙下轿。
一个戈什哈跑出来说道:“索中堂身子欠安,概不见客!”康熙一怔,正要答话,却见魏东亭从怀中取出一柄如意送上,笑道:“劳烦执事带了这个去见索额图大人,他一看便知。”
那戈什哈进去没有多久,中门忽然大开,索额图三步两步趋出,伏地叩头道:“不知主子亲临,未能远迎,奴才罪该万死!”
康熙一把搀起了索额图:“朕今日微服前来探病,传谕家人不要走漏风声!”说着便挽着索额图的手直趋后堂。
索尼昏昏沉沉半卧在榻上,听到索额图说:“主子瞧您来了!”便睁开双眼四下搜寻。康熙忙走上前说道:“你躺了,朕是微服出游,顺便来瞧瞧你。”
索尼摇摇头,又无力地闭上双目,两滴混浊的老泪无声地流了下来。康熙见状,也不觉心酸,眼睛里汪满了泪水,只是强忍着才没让它淌出来。
停了好大一会儿,索尼才又睁开了双眼,嗫嚅着想说些什么却又说不出来,抖抖索索伸出一个指头,指着柜上一只黑漆匣子。索额图会意,忙取了下来,却见贴着封条,双手捧给了索尼。索尼很费力地启开封条,却不打开,只目视魏东亭不语。
魏东亭小心地打开一看,里面有一份素黄折子和一份白折子。他抬眼看了一下康熙,说道:“主子,这里有一份遗折,一份遗嘱。”康熙移动了一下座椅,正襟危坐,果断地说:“你全念给朕听。”
因为是代奏,魏东亭赶忙跪下,索额图也俯伏在地恭听。魏东亭先取出黄折子,展开来,压着嗓音读道:“
臣以老悖之年,忝在辅政之列,不能匡圣君臻于隆汉,死且有愧!今大限将至,无常迫命,衔恨无涯,有不得不言于上者,请密陈之:辅臣鳌拜,臣久察其心,颇有狼顾之意,惟罪未昭彰,难以剪除。臣恐于犬年之后,彼有异志,岂非臣养病于前而遗害于后哉?大学士熊赐履、范承谟皆忠良之臣,上宜命其速筹善策,翦此凶顽;臣子索额图,虽愚鲁无文,但其忠心可鉴。知其子莫如其父,吾已至嘱再三,务其竟尽身命报效于圣上,庶可乎赎臣罪于一二。呜呼!人之将死,其言也善,祈黄羊之心,臣知之矣!
魏东亭读的声音虽低,却是极为清晰。索额图早已泪光满面,只是在君前不能失声,只得伏地泣血。魏东亭读完遗折,又打开白折子,只见上面蝇头小楷数行,写着:
吾儿索额图:吾平素之训诲,谅已铭记。今将长行,再留数语示之:“吾死之后,汝当代吾尽忠,善保冲主;不得惜身营私,坏吾素志。至嘱至嘱!若背吾此训,阴府之下,不得与吾相见!
索额图听到这里,再也忍不住,“哇”地一声放声大哭。康熙也满怀凄楚,却强作笑容,转身对索尼说道:“老爱卿一片赤诚,朕已知晓。万望宽心养病,多多保重。”
病势垂危的索尼办完这件事,如释重负地长叹一声,便又闭上双眼晕了过去。康熙心中五内俱焚,上前挽起索额图道:“不必过哀,好好儿侍候你父亲,需用什么药,只管到太医院去取。”说完便走了出来,起驾回宫。
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2019 6:13:50 GMT
Kangxi 6th year.
With Sonin's - the most powerful regent - health deteriorate, Oboi grew his power. Ebilun who was weak tend to side on Oboi, while Suksaha stood alone.
Oboi using the old regulation from Dorgon's time, encircled many lands - including lands belonged to Suksaha dan other bannermen members.
Although Kangxi had already reign in his own name, but Oboi still reluctantly to return back the power. Therefore all things were still decided by the regents.
Mingzhu and Wu Ciyou took imperial examination. Wu Ciyou chose the topic of encircled land that lead to national chaos as his essay topic. All of his friends were concern as this topic offended Oboi. Meanwhile, Kangxi who was interested at Wu Ciyou, secretly asked Suksaha to bring him the imperial examination essay by Wu Ciyou. Kangxi was so pleased by Wu Ciyou's essay. He also more and more convinced that the land encircling was really bringing nothing good for the common people.
Kangxi got a report about Sonin's illness. He secretly went to visit Sonin. Sonin declared his loyalty to the young emperor, also recommended his son - Songotu, and Xiong Cilv and Fan Chengmo as ministers who were faithful and able to support Kangxi to deal with Oboi.
Suksaha reported to Kangxi about Oboi's behavior, capturing lands - even the land belongs to the imperial family in Rihe. And even kidnapped some peasants girls to be his concubines/slaves. Suksaha asked Kangxi to punish Oboi. Kangxi knew that although Suksaha was right, but he could not punish Oboi just for the sake of Suksaha. He said that he would examine this case thoroughly.
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Post by Admin on Jan 10, 2019 5:35:45 GMT
第一卷 夺宫 十、上金殿鳌拜逞淫威 赴刑场大臣留清名
第二日早朝,康熙一到乾清宫便觉得气氛不对,议政王杰书一脸惶惶之色,领着遏必隆、苏克萨哈一溜儿跪候在丹墀之下,却不见鳌拜。门前警戒的卫士足足增加了一倍,一个个面带肃杀之气。
大臣们请过圣安,遏必隆便结结巴巴开了口:“圣上,苏纳海、朱昌祚、王登联三大臣的奏折不知可经圣览?”康熙道:“昨夜已披阅过,朕留中了!”
“留中”就是扣下不发,不直接表示态度的意思。夜间苏麻喇姑为康熙读这奏章时,他对所奏的禁止圈占民田一事,是很赞赏的。不过白天出了苏克萨哈那件事,他多了一个心眼:这王登联是苏克萨哈的门生,会不会串通一气来故弄玄虚?所以他虽然用朱笔划了许多圈圈,但当苏麻喇姑主张”明发”时,他倒说:“留下看看再说,不必着急。”
现在见诸辅政大臣十分看重这问题,康熙感到有点诧异,遂问道:“朕即位以来曾迭次下令停禁圈地。虽然并未完全禁住,可也不会如此严重吧?”
遏必隆显然完全没想到康熙会这样回话,微微一怔,口齿流利地说:“万岁圣鉴极明,奴才也以为苏纳海等三人危言耸听,蓄意乱政,罪不可恕!”
康熙觉得,遏必隆这样顺竿子爬得未免太离奇了,苏纳海他们的奏折怎么算得上是”蓄意乱政”呢?,心中疑窦顿起,见苏克萨哈默默不语,便问道:“苏克萨哈,你以为呢?”苏克萨哈昨日碰了康熙的钉子,知道他的”真正态度”,本不欲说话,现在问到头上,只好叩头说道:“王登联乃臣之门生───”刚说了半句,忽然听殿外一阵嘈杂声,中间还夹着沉重的脚步声,一听就知道是鳌拜来了。
果然不错,来的正是鳌拜,他今天装束显得特别精神,九蟒五爪的簇新袍褂,外套仙鹤补服,一双马蹄袖高翻着,露出雪白的里子,珊瑚顶上拖着翠森森的双眼孔雀花翎,一摇一摆旁若无人地走来。正欲进殿,却见兵部侍郎泰必图恭肃鹄立在门外,手中持着一卷红泥火漆封顶的文卷,不用问,这是刚到的六百里紧急军报,站住了脚问道:“你在这里有何事要奏?”
泰必图满脸堆笑,轻手轻脚上前扎了一个千,低声道:“卑职请中堂大人金安!”
“起!”鳌拜右手平伸,声音大得满殿人都能听到:“你手里拿的什么?”
泰必图将怀中文书稍向上抬抬答道:“吴三桂王爷的奏章。”
鳌拜正欲再说,却听殿内康熙大声问:“是何人在殿外喧哗?”
鳌拜双手一甩马蹄袖,一边踏进殿来一边说:“臣鳌拜恭请圣安!”一个千儿打下去,不等康熙发话,径自起身,“臣已年迈,容臣平身侍候!”
康熙笑了笑说道:“自然可以──苏克萨哈、遏必隆、杰书,你们也起来吧。”说着便转脸问鳌拜:“苏纳海、朱昌祚、王登联三人的奏议,想必你已读过的了?”
鳌拜将头微微一抬,不卑不亢地举手一揖答道:“臣已读过。苏纳海、朱昌祚、王登联身为国家封疆大吏,不遵圣训,欺君罔上,已无人臣之礼,按律宜处斩刑!不知圣上为何将此大逆不道之奏折留中不发?”
话说得又响亮又利落,中气极足,满殿人无不面面相觑。康熙不禁脸上变色,倒抽一口冷气,忖道:“这鳌拜素日虽然无礼,尚不至像今日这等放肆,定是想着索尼病危,越发有恃无恐了。”心里便有几分不悦。看看左右侍卫,除了讷谟和穆里玛有点面熟外,别的都不认识,小魏子也不在跟前,想想殿外阎罗殿般的摆布,不禁打了一个寒噤。
康熙强捺下心头的惊慌,定了定神又说:“满汉各旗人等,已和睦相处二十余年,并无隔阂。如今无端让他们背井离乡,只怕算不得什么善政罢?苏纳海三人所言虽有不实之词,朕观其本意,倒是一片赤诚。”
鳌拜见康熙侃侃而谈颇成章理,心中惊疑,低头想想又说:“满汉杂处,皆被汉人同化,失我列祖列宗古朴之制!”
康熙未答言,沉默在一旁的苏克萨哈忍不住冷笑一声开了口:“请问鳌拜公,难道汉人不是我朝子民?你眼中既有祖宗法制,为何纵容家人抢劫汉女为婢,还挑起热河旗民械斗?”他话音一落,康熙随即厉声问道:“这像话吗?”
君臣相对奏议,到了这份儿上,鳌拜本应立即叩头请罪。但他在上朝之前,已事先探知索尼处于弥留状态,危在旦夕,所以他毫无惧色,骄傲地将头一扬应口对答:“是不像话。苏纳海三大臣妄方欺君,罪在不赦!倘若早早分旗他治,分守疆界,何能容得像苏克萨哈这等小人制造谣言加害于臣!”
议来议去,一件事变成了两件事。康熙深恐再争下去生出更多枝节,便说道:“今天且议苏纳海三人奏议,其余的事朕自能查明处置。”
鳌拜此时因苏克萨哈告状之事,被激得怒火千丈,他也顾不得君臣之礼,竟在殿堂上揎臂扬眉高声疾呼:“欺君之罪,本应凌迟处死,今日按斩首弃市,已经从轻发落,皇上如此犹疑不决,何以儆戒后人?”
康熙铁青了脸,端坐在椅子上沉默不语。苏克萨哈和鳌拜互相扫视一眼,目光如刀似剑,立刻迸出火花!僵持片刻,康熙见议政王杰书始终未发一言,遂问道:“杰书,你说这事该怎么处置?还遏必隆,你呢?”
杰书胆怯地看了看一脸凶相的鳌拜,装作低头思忖,垂首不语。康熙把目光又扫向遏必隆。遏必隆挤了挤眼,跪下奏道:“奴才以为也只好照鳌中堂所议办。”说完微微叹了口气,杰书接着话就说:“臣意也是如此。”
鳌拜格格笑了两声,踱至苏克萨哈跟前,拍了拍他的肩头,说道:“苏克萨哈老弟,莫非心疼你的门生王登联?”听到这话,苏克萨哈打了个冷颤,抬头看了一眼正襟危坐的康熙,良久他才长叹一声:“唉……”
这也算表示了态度,鳌拜心中十分满意,转身对康熙一揖,说道:“皇上,既然臣等所见相同,就请皇上下旨吧!”
康熙绷紧嘴唇,倔犟地昂着头,仍旧沉默着,两只紧握椅子的手微微颤动。鳌拜见康熙不答言,微微一笑说道:“哦,我倒糊涂了,想必是皇上年幼学浅,不能亲自草诏。既如此,臣只好斗胆代劳了。”说毕,竟然阔步走近御几,提起御笔,蘸了朱砂,“沙沙沙”一阵疾书,一篇诏书即算草成。他朗声宣读:“圣旨:苏纳海、朱昌祚、王登联不尊上命,着即处斩,钦此!”双手”啪”地将纸一合,朝殿外叫道:“泰必图、泰必图侍郎!”泰必图应声进入大殿。鳌拜将诏书塞给泰必图说:“拿去付与刑部,照旨办理就是。”说完转过身对康熙笑道:“恕老臣无礼!此亦不得已而为之。不过皇上也不必总是贪玩,还该读点书,臣已为皇上物色好了一位师傅,他叫济世。明日就叫他去上书房。”
“又是济世!要真能济世才好!”康熙不等他说完,霍地站了起来,向站班的大臣们气狠狠地扫了一眼,冷笑一声道:“朕已成了汉献帝,只要有一个曹丞相就好了。还要什么师傅!”说完便拂袖而去。张万强等几个太监也都匆匆地跟着皇帝离开了乾清宫。
杰书、遏必隆、苏克萨哈几个人像做了一场恶梦,被鳌拜狂妄的举动惊得瞠目结舌。那鳌拜却似没事人一般,将两手的骨节捏得一声接一声价响。
因为圣旨上并未写明”革职”,三名犯官──苏纳海、朱昌祚、王登联都还带着二品顶戴、穿着九蟒五爪的袍子,罩着锦鸡补服,来到刑场,自从宋末杀文天祥以来,像这样子诛杀大臣的,还是头一遭。老百姓明里不知道这是鳌拜激动之余的疏忽。可是他们都知道这个样子遭斩的都是忠臣,心里有一种说不出的难受。
官厅上的酒宴已快结束了,苏纳海笑着对朱昌祚说:“云门兄,写折子的时候没想到这一份儿上吧?这会子用不着这么垂头丧气。”旁坐的王登联忽地起身,“啪”地一声将酒杯摔得粉碎,仰天哈哈大笑道:“吾亦不化血,吾亦不为齿,愿有阎罗殿,册我为厉鬼,为主驱邪恶,吾为主前锋……哈……哈哈……”他转身对苏纳海道:“纳海、云门二兄,咱们上路吧!”
三人站起身来,却见苏克萨哈带着从人挤进来,径直走上官厅。苏纳海一见是他,趋前一步拱手说道:“中堂,亏你这个时候还来瞧我们!”王登联因是苏克萨哈门生,见他到此,豪情顿减,洒泪道:“门生死不足惜……七旬老母,拜托恩师了……."说着倒身下拜,被苏克萨哈一把挽住,他满肚子是话,却嗫嚅着说不出来,只是含泪点头。朱昌祚走上前来含泪问道:“中堂大人,你难道不知我们是冤……."才说到这里,苏纳海喝道:“生死命耳!云门兄何作此态!”
苏克萨哈面色苍白,长吁一口气,强自笑道:“兄弟无能,回天乏力,致使三位仁兄遭此沉冤,惶愧之极!”他颤抖着手斟了三杯酒,一一双手捧与他们:“清酒一杯,聊作饯行,夜长路远,可挡风寒……”说到此,苏克萨哈两行眼泪止不住扑扑簌簌地滚了下来。
一个校尉走了进来,分别给三位犯官和苏克萨哈请了安,说道:“列位爷,监斩官大人有下情上禀:时辰将到,三位爷长话短说,也好升天了。下官办这个差也是身不由己,耽搁久了,吃罪不起。”
诀别的时刻终于到来了,苏克萨哈向三人跪下送行。苏纳海三人也跪下还了礼。
日色已是午牌正刻,监斩官刑部侍郎吴正治忐忑不安地坐在监斩席上,迟迟不肯下令。这趟差事难办他是知道的,难就难在杀的确是忠臣,将来翻案的可能性极大,所以他硬着头皮磨时间。一是等等看是否有”刀不留人”的后命;二是即使没有后命也叫老百姓知道,这实非他姓吴的本心情愿。直到苏克萨哈前来生祭,他才知道朝廷后命是指望不着了。
此时,他仰起脸看了看天,不知什么时候刮起了风,黄沙和灰土扬起来,雾蒙蒙地只能看见太阳像一只毫无生气的圆球挂在天上,由不得叹息一声:“唉,人怨天怒啊!”将袖子轻轻一拂,吩咐道:“行刑!”只见钢刀飞舞,颈血溅起,三个为民请命的大臣就这样含愤做了鳌拜夺权篡政的牺牲品。
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Post by Admin on Jan 10, 2019 6:12:00 GMT
Book 1 Chapter 10 The next day during the audience with the ministers, Kangxi didn't see Oboi show up. Jieshu - Kangxi's uncle looked nervous and Suksaha pushed Kangxi and asked about his memorial about land encircling. Kangxi said he read it, but hadn't decided yet. Kangxi asked his ministers, that since his early reign, the land encircling was supposed to be abolished, but why there's still some practice of land encircling.
Ebilun who put aside on Oboi said that the memorial by Wang Denglian (Suksaha's apprentice)and the other officials were hyperbolic, and that in reality there's no common people were harm during the process.
Oboi came late to the palace for the audience. He made some noises before he entered the palace, and he rose from kneeling even before Kangxi told him to rise- said that he's old, and uncomfortable to kneel. Kangxi knew Oboi was just made an excuse, therefore he also deliberately asked the other old ministers to stand instead of kneeling.
Kangxi's asked Oboi's opinion about the memorial from Wang Delian about land encircling. Oboi said that Wang Delian's memorial was exaggerating and it only created panic with giving false report. Oboi said that Wang Delian - as a Han ethnic deliberately did that. Kangxi argued that it had nothing to do with Wang as a Han ethnic, because as a Han ethnic bannerman, he could assimilate well with Manchurian. Oboi raised his voice and argued with Kangxi arrogantly.
Suksaha whose land was also confiscated by Oboi through this land encircling, challenged Oboi and said Oboi discriminated Han ethnic, but shamelessly he kindnapped a Han ethnic girl to be concubine at his house. Oboi and Suksaha had a debate. Oboi told Kangxi that Wang Delian and the other officials who gave false report about land encircling should be put to death by lingchi (Slow slicing).
Kangxi asked Jieshu his opinion - he hoped that Jieshu would help him to oppose Oboi. But Jieshu was a coward, he agreed with Oboi's proposal.
Kangxi noticed that all the imperial bodyguards, were all Oboi's men. Although he was angry he had to control his anger.
Oboi pushed Kangxi to write an edict to execute Wang Delian and the other two officials who wrote the memorial. Kangxi didn't want to do it. Then Oboi arrogantly said that the emperor was just a kid, and he surely didn't know how to write an edict. Oboi came to Kangxi's table and wrote on Kangxi's table the edict. He deliberately hit his table and shouted at loud to call the imperial bodyguard chief in charge- Taibitu who was his man to pass the edict to related department to have Wang Delian and the others executed.
Oboi then said sorry that he was being impolite just now, but he had to do it, because the emperor was just a kid. He also said that Kangxi shouold not only knew how to play, but also have to read and study a lot. Oboi said that he already chose a man called Ji Shi to be Kangxi's teacher.
Kangxi angrily said if Ji Shi (helping the world) could really help the world, then the guy would be good enough to be his teacher. He also said that if there's still any necessity for him to learn, as he's already become like Emperor Xian of Han. (The puppet emperor from Han Dynasty).
Everyone was shocked to hear Kangxi's word, while Oboi laughed so hard arrogantly. Kangxi left the audience meeting angrily.
Wang Delian and the other two officials were executed, but since the execusion edict was written by Oboi in a rush, he forgot to write that those three men were dismissed from their position. Therefore these three men were executed without being dismissed from their position. They were executed in the market, and the people who didn't know that this all because of Oboi thought that the government was doing injustice by executing loyal officials.
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Post by Admin on Jan 22, 2019 3:00:47 GMT
第一卷 夺宫 十一、史鉴梅忍辱图隐身 小伯温结党谋篡逆
鳌拜回到府邸,大轿一落,家人前来禀报:“班布尔善大人、济世大人、泰必图大人、还有二爷、四少爷都在东花厅暖阁候着您老呢!”鳌拜轻咳一声,嗡声嗡气地问道:“遏必隆呢?遏必隆中堂没有请到吗?”
家人忙赔笑回道:“遏必隆公爷说他身子欠安,容改日再来打扰。””这老滑头!”鳌拜心里骂了一句,嘴里却没说什么,一甩手径向后头东花厅走去。他顺着超手游廊,踱着方步,一路走着,一路沉思,转过家庙,远远听到后头水榭房暖阁里吆五喝六,好不热闹,不由皱了皱眉,加快脚步走了过来,见班布尔善、穆里玛、塞本得、泰必图、阿思哈、葛褚哈、讷谟、济世几个人,还有十几个家人或坐或立都散在旁边。两个歌伎怀抱琵琶妖妖娆娆坐在宴桌旁,一个弹,一个唱道:
这份情意说与你你不信,
总疑奴的心不真。
手拿着红汗巾儿拨灯芯,
谁说奴家等的是旁人?
音犹未落,紧接着就是一阵阵铮铮嘣嘣的急弦弹奏,另一个接口唱道:
调皮赖脸的小郎君,
不许你再来敲奴门!
冤家呀,你若不是我心头肉,
我早就抬手扎你一银针!
一边唱,一边用手作捏针的样子朝席上一扎。众人不禁笑得前仰后合。穆里玛怪笑着把脸凑上去说:“好!好!我的奴家呀,你就来扎我一银针吧!”众人又是一阵哄笑。济世和班布尔善都是进士出身,儒生身份,只是捂着嘴忍住笑。
见到这群人聚到一起享快乐,鳌拜心里一阵烦躁,气哼哼地走进来,一挥手赶走了两个妓女:“这是什么时候?不商议大事,倒有心情玩婊子!”
穆里玛见他从兄满脸不高兴,便上前凑趣儿:“阿兄,听说你今儿个正法了苏纳海这三个兔孙子,我们……着实高兴呐!”
鳌拜哼了一声说道:“你别高兴得太早了,说不定哪一天连我带你,咱们一家连窝儿全叫提到西市口,那才叫现世现报呢!你也不想想,要不是你在外头干的那些露脸的事儿,我肯这么铤而走险吗?”
听这没头没脑的训斥,穆里玛如堕五里雾中。忙道:“我?没干什么啊!”
鳌拜本是恨他不争气,事情办一件坏一件,见他强嘴越发来气,遂冷冷道:“没干什么?热河圈地,你调唆正红旗和镶黄旗打架,还圈了皇庄一块地!又抢劫民女,抢的是皇上乳母的亲戚,你瞧你多有能耐!”说着便从手上甩下一道折子来,“拿去看吧!皇上今儿个问起来,叫我好难回话!”
穆里玛一听是这两档子事,心里嘀咕上了:“哼,就这事呀,至于吗?跑马圈地,马能认识他娘的哪里是皇上的地?当初抢那娘儿们来,你不也挺高兴?事不成那是你怕老婆,这会儿拿我作出气筒!”可是,他心里这么想,口里却说:“谁这么贱,胆子倒不小,告到咱爷们头上!”
鳌拜一声不吭,扶着椅子颓然坐下,无论身体和精神,他今天都太累了。济世忙上前劝道:“事情总算已经过去,世兄已经知过了,中堂何必为此过于烦恼呢?”鳌拜看了一眼济世,不冷不热地说:“事情并未过去。这事我已弄清楚了,穆弟抢人的那天,出来打抱不平的,叫魏东亭,他母亲是皇帝的乳母。你道这事儿就那么容易拉倒?今日驾前已无君臣之礼,只恐将来难说有无葬身之地呢!”
“什么没有葬身之地啊?”忽然厅后有人问。大家吃了一惊,抬头看时,是鳌拜夫人荣氏太君慢条斯理地踱了进来。她不过四十岁上下年纪,一手端着水烟袋,呼噜呼噜地抽着,身后站着丫鬟替她拿着火纸煤儿侍候。这丫鬟正是史鉴梅。鳌拜一向惧内,见她发问不好不答,当着客人和子侄的面低声下气地赔笑又觉得面子上下不来,只哼了一声,气咻咻地坐着一言不发。
穆里玛见嫂子来了,忙赔笑道:“嫂子,是这么回事,阿兄正为鉴梅的事跟我发脾气。”荣氏从头上拔下银耳挖子,将水烟筒中一块烟泥剔了出来,“扑”地吹了一口,说道:“别再鉴梅鉴梅的了,她现在叫素秋!这样雅一点───老爷,你也有一把子年纪了,不是胡打海闹的岁数了,乌七八糟的事儿少想!”
班布尔善见鳌拜仍旧不吭声,就走上前去说道:“鳌公,事已至此,怒也没用,不如思量一个万全之策。”塞本得忙道:“要不然就把鉴梅───哦,素秋───打发回去,不就了结了?”
班布尔善格格笑了一声,出来献计了。这个班布尔善本是大清皇帝的宗室,辅国公塔拜的儿子,论辈分还是康熙未出四服的本家哥哥,因塔拜死时,奉旨辅国公世职传给了老二,他反而只封了个三等奉国将军,一大家子人就靠每岁祭祖到光禄寺领那几百两世俸银子过日子,心中有些不痛快。鳌拜见他过得寒酸,倒常周济他。他因此对鳌拜十分感激。他是鳌拜的智囊,素来有”小伯温”之称,当下听塞本得如此说,便接口道:“使不得!我料太师已把此事料理清楚了,送回人去,徒示其弱,授人以柄,等于自倒旗帜,再说,素秋在此也没闹着回去。太夫人待她很厚,她也未必舍得离开太夫人去───”
“我是死也不去的!”站在一旁的鉴梅突然发话道。众人听了不觉一怔。”夫人待我恩重如山,他们待我有什么好,拿鞭子抽着让我抛头露面去卖艺,给他们挣钱,什么好德性!”
众人听得这话都感到意外,鳌拜忙问道:“孙婆子不是你的亲戚?”鉴梅冷笑道:“亲戚?您找她来,我敢当面问她,我们算是哪门子亲戚?我十岁好年,他们老魏家上门逼债,逼得我父亲投河,母亲上吊,一家子妻离子散,魏太公说是父债子还,又把我卖给走江湖的……这会儿安的什么心,来认亲戚!老爷太太打发我走,我也不敢违命,我自己能了断此事!”说着,竟抽抽咽咽地哭起来,荣氏忙安慰她道:“素秋,别哭,别哭,跟我回去,我看哪个敢来找你的事儿!”说着一手拉起鉴梅出去了。
目送她们出去,鳌拜解嘲地笑了笑道:“那───如果遏公和苏公再问起此事,我该怎么对答?”班布尔善掏出鼻烟壶嗅了一口说道:“鳌公,在四位辅政中,索尼只在一日半日之内必死,那遏必隆八面玲珑见风使舵,苏克萨哈徒秉愚忠,手无实权,心无成算,皆不足虑。皇上嘛───呃,愚以为可虑之处正在于此。皇上虽说是个孩子,却颇有心机不可等闲视之。外头杀了倭赫,他便笞死吴良辅,去掉鳌公最可靠的耳目,但这是内廷家法,鳌公只好忍了这口气───接着他又调姓魏的到御前行走。听说君臣二人已经几次微服私访,这些天又突然冒出三大臣奏折这事。……这就像下棋,国手布局,步步紧逼上来了!”他顿了一下,见众人都聚精会神地听,便慢条斯理地说:“不过,优势还握在鳌公手中。苏纳海三人被诛,在疆臣们看了算是立了仗马,不敢嘶鸣。他们都清楚,当今是谁主沉浮……”下面的话班布尔善觉得有碍,难以出口,想了想,变出这么一句:“天若有情天亦老,鳌公当熟虑之。”
这番话听得在座众人如同醍醐灌顶,无不悚然动容。塞本得不由得心中暗暗佩服遏必隆:“老家伙不来,就怕是听到这些话。”想着,身子向后边靠了靠。穆里玛听得忘神。双手一拍,说道:“大人明见,这盘棋输了,什么都完了!依大人之见,下一步该怎么个走法呀?”班布尔善笑而不答,拿眼瞟着鳌拜。鳌拜用心精细,见班布尔善不肯再谈,忙改口道:“皇恩浩荡,永世不忘。好,酒冷了,快饮下这一杯!”
正说间,家人捧了一个黄匣子来。当日康熙批下朝廷的奏折都装在里边。按照顺治留下来的惯例,大臣的奏折任何人不得带入私邸。索尼病后,经太皇太后恩准破了先例。现在索尼病危,命在旦夕,这第二个”破例”,又转到鳌拜手上。鳌拜漫不经心地接过匣子,将它打开,随手拿出一件,一看便皱起眉头,犯了踟蹰:“这……这……”
众人见鳌拜如此关注,也都凑上来看。鳌拜将折子递给泰必图道:“苏克萨哈请守先帝寝陵,皇上有朱批,你念给大家听,看是什么意思。”
一听说苏克萨哈要求去守陵,众人都大出意外,催着泰必图快念。泰必图从怀中取出一副西洋水晶眼镜戴上,清了清嗓子朗声念道:“御朱批:'尔苏克萨哈世受国恩,乃先帝顾命重臣,理应竭尽心智辅佐朕躬,共成大业,为何出此不伦不类之语?着议政王杰书问他,朕躬究竟有何失德之处,致使该大臣不屑辅佐,辞去政务?朝政有何阙失,该大臣何不进谏补遗而欲前守寝陵?该大臣身受何种逼迫,而置君国于不顾?”
泰必图读一句,掀一掀眼镜瞧瞧大家。班布尔善愈听愈疑,眉头皱得愈紧。
鳌拜折扇一挥问道:“子翁,你看呢?”
班布尔善却不答言,只将头摇摇。鳌拜会意屏退了左右,只留下了泰必图、塞本得、葛褚哈、讷谟、济世、穆里玛七个人。穆里玛向来不服班布尔善,瞧他一脸正色,心里哼了一声:“假诸葛!”
班布尔善见没有外人,立起身来说道:“借中堂前箸,我为中堂筹之!”说着拿起一根筷子,蘸了酒,在桌子上划了一道说:“苏中堂是气闷不过,才上了这道请守寝陵的折子,说的倒是真心话。先前他在皇帝处告状,被留中不发,后来又见杀了苏纳海三人,心中又难受又害怕,所以才不得已请守寝陵的。”几句话说得人人点头。他却口气一转,“皇帝呢,却别有图谋。就这么几句话,为什么要杰书去问,而不是鳌公?这是可疑之一。”他在桌上划了一道,“第一问不过是虚晃一枪,他亲政不久,哪来的'失德'之处?要有,也只能归咎于鳌公。”他又划下第二道:“要害在第二、三问。这就是逼着苏克萨哈告鳌公的状,再由杰书出面弹劾鳌公───这步棋出得又稳又凶,进可以形成围攻之势,退则不过抛掉苏克萨哈一个弃子,一个十四岁的人能想和如此周全……”他沉吟着摇头,徐徐道,“只怕太皇太后,也参与此事了呢!”
“小伯温”这番剔骨剥肉的分析,说得在座的人毛骨悚然,济世点头叹道:“这句话是有点睛之笔。”良久没有人再开口说话,都在品评其中意味。倒是鳌拜显得格外镇静,苦思一阵之后,冷笑一声道:“哼哼!他虽妙算高明,我先吃掉这颗弃子,宽一口气再说!”
今天,众人来吃这席酒,大多数是知道这壶中三昧的,却都料不到话题却扯得这么露骨,说得这么深。泰必图本不是圈子里头的人,是班布尔善拉了他来吃酒的,听了辽些近似谋反的话,想想这些权高势大的人物竟怀着这等心思,不禁感到如芒刺在背,但是事情到了这一步也就顾不得了,遂试探着问道:“中堂,这棋也未必非吃弃子不可,让一步,负荆请罪,能否化开呢?”
鳌拜深知他的心思,格格笑了一声说道:“怎么,你怕了?告诉你,扳倒我没那么容易!就凭宫里有个形同老朽的孝庄后,一个苏麻喇姑小娘们,外边有个乳臭未干的魏东亭,成吗?我看,苏克萨哈死期已快到了!”
他立起身来,前手踱了几步,倏然站住脚果断地吩咐:“子翁,这会儿我立刻去谒见杰书,我倒要看看这个议政王骨头有多重!讷儿今夜把乾清宫不当差的侍卫都找来,说是我请客───明天,我一定叫你看一出好戏!”他扬声朝外喊了一声:“备轿!”
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Post by Admin on Jan 22, 2019 3:10:07 GMT
Oboi went back to his house where he had meetings with his close friends, including Ji Shi, Taibitu and Murima (the imperial palace bodyguard chiefs) and Banbuershan (a distant cousin of Kangxi).
Oboi secretly got the imperial box which contained a memorial from Suksaha. Suksaha wrote a memorial to Kangxi to ask permission for him to retire and keep the late emperor's tomb. In which Kangxi responded by asking Jieshu to ask the reason why Suksaha wanted to retire.
Banbuershan was the smartest among all of them saw that Kangxi had another intention by appointing Jieshu in this case. He made analysis and predicted that Kangxi planned to use Jieshu to impeach Oboi. Banbuershan reminded Oboi to not look down on Kangxi, said that Kangxi was not that stupid. He killed Wang Liangfu to revenge him after he captured his personal bodyguards a few years ago.
Oboi then took Banbuershan to go to meet Jieshu.
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2019 3:40:33 GMT
Earlier that day, Grand Empress Dowager and Kangxi called Jieshu. Jieshu was Shunzhi Emperor brother.
Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang told Jieshu that Oboi had stepped boundaries between minister and ruler. She told him how she wanted Jieshu to think of a way to strip Oboi's power. She also told Jieshu that she wanted all military commands under Oboi, should be returned back to her.
Jieshu said that stripping Oboi's military power was not easy, because even the palace security was under Oboi. Grand Empress Dowager told Jieshu that if she wanted to kill Oboi, she still had the ability to do so. But since Oboi was a minister for three generations, she didn't want to be that merciless.
Kangxi gave a document to Jieshu and asked him to act accordingly against Oboi.
Jieshu was in a difficult situation. He dared not to disobey Kangxi and Grand Empress Dowager, but he dared not to openly against Oboi.
Later that day, Oboi brought Banbuershan came to visit Jieshu. They had some little talks and wine. But then Oboi pressed the silver cup until it was broken - a sign that he implicitly asked Jieshu to stay away from him.
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Post by psksvp on Oct 3, 2019 12:10:30 GMT
Interesting, but all I could read was the English summary. Is there more coming?
psksvp
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2019 2:28:55 GMT
Interesting, but all I could read was the English summary. Is there more coming? psksvp psksvp : yes. work is in progress.
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Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2020 12:27:00 GMT
第一卷 夺宫 十二、老太后威慑康亲王 贼鳌拜笑饮玉楼倾
就在鳌拜聚集一班同党,进府密谋,要除掉苏克萨哈,为进一步篡权扫清道路的时候,康熙皇帝秘密召见了议政王杰书。这天上午,太监张万强来到议政王府邸,说是传旨吧,却又不许声张,也不让排香案,只站着说了句:“奉旨,着议政王杰书至毓庆宫议事,钦此!”说完,茶也不吃打马而去。
杰书怀中揣了个兔子,急急赶到毓庆宫,张万强满面笑容地迎接他。刚踏进殿门他就愣住了,只见康熙腰悬宝剑,坐在东边,身后侍立一男一女。男的是新进五等御前侍卫魏东亭;女的手执如意,面容肃穆,她就是苏麻喇姑。抬头仰视,更是吃了一惊,上面御榻上盘膝端坐的,竟是太皇太后博尔吉特!
杰书诚惶诚恐地行了三跪九叩大礼,口称:“奴才杰书奉诏觐见!”太皇太后手一摆说道:“他七叔,请起来说话!”
早有张万强搬过一张矮脚踏子来,杰书斜欠着身子坐了。偌大的殿中只有这三个人对坐,说话的声音嗡嗡发响,像瓮中一样。
康熙打破沉寂,一语便是石破天惊:“七叔,鳌拜擅权乱国,已到无可容忍的地步,你知道吗?”
杰书抬起头来,见康熙正盯着这边,旁边的苏麻喇姑目光灼灼,魏东亭也在斜视着自己,忙低头答道:“奴才知道。”
太皇太后开口说道:“太宗皇帝在时,常常夸你,说你素来忠心耿耿,先皇帝设这个议政王,就是怕有人起坏心,没人能弹压得住,我们孤儿寡母的受人欺负。刚才听说索尼已经归天。他一死,鳌拜便越发没了王法。康熙已亲政一年多了,他仍不还政。眼下这样子,先前谁能料得到啊!”说到这里,太皇太后语调低沉了,“现在南方还在打仗,台湾还在郑成功爷儿们手里,北边有个罗刹国,也欺负我们。咱们朝廷里,鳌拜这样子,臣不臣,君不君的,成个什么样子!”说着目光一闪,盯了杰书一眼。
康熙突然插话道:“所以,朕请你来议一件大事。朕要罢了鳌拜,革掉他的兵权!”说到这里戛然而止,停下不说了。
杰书沉思片刻,忽然跪下启奏道:“鳌拜桀骜不驯,举朝皆知,的确应该严惩。但他现掌兵部,领侍卫内大臣,辖巡防衙门,况且大内侍卫多是他的人,万一事有不测,反而贻害皇上,这是不可不虑的。”
“所以才找你来!”太皇太后接过话头,“老实说,我并不是没有杀鳌拜的办法,只是顾念老臣,不愿轻易下手罢了!”
站在康熙身后的苏麻喇姑忽然对着杰书说:“王爷,您刚才说的是一面之辞!这个脓包儿现在不挤,将来怕就更难收拾!鳌中堂过去是有功之臣,但他现在恃功欺君,无法无天。您说他有实权这谁都知道,但他四面树敌,朝野上下人心丧尽,都恨不能食其肉而寝其皮!只要筹划得当,除掉他也非难事。何况主子并不想难为他,只是给他换个位置而已。”
杰书知道,一个宫女敢在这种场合如此大胆地议论肯定事前已得到太皇太后和康熙允准,听她说得头头是道,心下也十分赞佩:“嗯,这个苏麻喇姑果真名不虚传!”
他正在沉吟,又听太皇太后在上头说道:“他七叔,你很为难是真的,我们祖孙都知道,但这事势在必行,不然我们总有一天会被人家逼迫着唱逼宫戏的,谁来做定国王呢?”
杰书一听,啊,太皇太后这话可就有分量了,这是相当明显的暗示,事成之后,我的王位可以”世袭罔替”,这正是他梦寐以求的东西。想到此,心里忽然一热,叩头说道:“拿掉鳌拜以何事为由,还祈太皇太后和皇上明示,奴才当竭尽钝驽之力。”
这等于是答应了。殿中气氛立时和缓了许多。康熙示意魏东亭,将苏克萨哈的折子递到杰书手中。杰书一字一句地默读了一遍朱批,顿时明白过来,忙将折子叠起,叩头道:“圣上明鉴,奴才已经懂了,二三日内即拜折弹奏!”
拜辞下来,回到家中,杰书又犯愁了,弹劾并除掉鳌拜,这事关系重大,差事好接难办。正在枯坐愁城一筹莫展的时候,一个家人走来,送上一副拜帖,恭敬地说:“王爷,鳌中堂和班布尔善大人来访。”杰书不由得心中一惊,刚说打鬼,鬼就来了,不行,现在不能见他。他端详了一下帖子,又递给家人说道:“原帖奉还。告诉鳌中堂,我身上不舒服,改日会吧。”
一语未了,只听有人哈哈大笑:“王爷害的好病!是除奸除霸、忧国忧民的症候吧!哈哈哈……”说着,鳌拜一掀帘子走了进来。紧跟着班布尔善也笑嘻嘻地来到面前。他们给杰书请了个安,说道:“给七爷请安!小人略通医道,愿以金匮秘方,为亲王祛此病魔!”二人说着走至案前一揖便自坐了。
杰书如同受到迅雷惊吓的孩子,目瞪口呆地望着他们,好半晌才回神来,解嘲地笑道:“昨日早朝,冒了风寒,确实身上不好。二位既然来了,班儿又通医道,就请为我一诊吧。”
班布尔善还真的通些医道。他挨近身来,煞有介事地闭目沉思为杰书诊了脉象,起身笑道:“献丑了。七爷左尺滑而浮,主思虑恍惚,如坐舟中;左关滞而沉,主体乏无力,饮食不振;寸郁而结,主惊恐忧疑,夜梦凶险。据脉象看,当有这些症候。皆因七爷国事操劳,忧心太重之帮故。此症非药可医,总以静养为宜,淡泊食之,宁静修之,自然就痊愈了。”
鳌拜在一旁笑着说:“对,对,对,这脉看得很透。非淡泊无以明志,非宁静无以致远,古圣贤皆莫能外。王爷何等明达,对此聊聊数语,岂不通晓?”
杰书不能不承认,班布尔善断脉确实对,这些症候他全有。自鳌拜大闹朝堂,诛杀苏纳海等人后,他常常心悸不安,昨日受命本出无奈,更是五内翻腾,一夜也不曾合眼,现在班布尔善闪着狡黠的眼光报出这病来,加上鳌拜不阴不阳的双关语,不禁心头猛地一震:“糟,走风了!”口里却勉强笑道:“依鳌公之见,当如何宁静淡泊呢?”
鳌拜没有马上答话,走至桌前拿起一只高脚银杯,指着一只玉瓶问道:“老夫酒渴,这里是什么酒?”杰书笑道:“这是御赐的四川名酒玉楼倾。”
“玉楼倾?好名字!”鳌拜说着便自斟一杯品评着呷了一口笑道:“班大人,好酒,何妨也饮一杯。”说着饮完了,又斟上递给班布尔善,班布尔善仰头饮下,笑道:“好酒,可惜太烈了些。”又将酒杯双手奉还鳌拜。
“不烈,玉楼怎会为此而倾呢?”鳌拜一边漫不经心地把玩着银杯,一边又对杰书说道:“你问如何淡泊宁静?比如说苏克萨哈的案子,何妨你我同审,会衔而奏,王爷便可借此又得数日清闲,你看如何?”
见鳌拜单刀直入,杰书心知一切计划均成泡影,苦笑一声说道:“看来鳌公已是胸有成竹了,不知打算怎么个审法呢?”
鳌拜将银杯轻轻放在案头,脸色一沉说道:“我自然等问过后才好定下来───班布尔善大人,咱们坐的时候不小了,也该回去了,让王爷自个儿再好生想想。”说完,不等杰书醒过神来,便带了班布尔善扬长而去。
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